The birding group day out this week was to Hilbre ISland but we weren’t in the mood for that so we decided that we would go up to the Wirral anyway but go to Burton Mere Wetlands, Denholm Old Quay and then on to Connah’s Quay. We had a pretty good day at Burton getting fifty-one species including a year tick – believe it or not – of a Common Kingfisher !! How could it be the end of October before I saw a KIngfisher this year ? Apart from that tere were good species around, pehaps especially in the field on the way to the barn at BMW.
November 2017 archive
Nov 24 2017
Neumann’s Flash 21st November 2017
It had been quite a while since we were last at Neumann’s Flash and, although we did not see anything particularly out of the ordinary, it was a good morning with a varied species list including Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel and Buzzard as well as Bullfinch, Goldcrest and a good number of Redwing with singles of Mistle Thrush and Fieldfare thrown in for good measure. The Fieldfare is my first of this autumn.
Nov 14 2017
WWT Martin Mere 14th November 2017
The first birding group visit of November (the previous weeks outing having been cancelled due to bad weather) was to WWT Martin Mere. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see any Brambling, the single Great Scaup or the Greenland White-fronted Geese all of which had been reported as having been seen recently; neither did we meet anyone who had. Be that as it may autumn at Martin Mere always had the spectacle of Pink-footed Geese and Whooper Swans that rarely disappoints.
Nov 08 2017
Caldy Wildfowl Collection
I have been trying for ages to find out where the site referred on the Deeside Birding web site as the Caldy Wildfowl Collection is actually located. I even looked for it specifically recenty going from the east to the west along Column Road and didn’t see it. Recently, driving the opposite way, I located it : Continue reading
Nov 05 2017
High Tide on the Wirral – 5th November 2016
A high tide of 9.9 metres at 11:27am took us up to the Wirral where we dropped in at Hoylake, Rivebank Road, Denhall Old Quay and Burton Mere Wetlands. There haven’t been many high proper tides this year so this was a good chance to see what we could see in the way of waders and sea birds.